Pet travel route
Dog or cat from Hawaii (US) to Uruguay: the rules
Possible. With nothing done yet, start at least 3 weeks ahead for a dog. The main steps: dogs: microchip (ISO 11784, HDX or FDX-B), linked to the certificate, rabies vaccination, valid on arrival (21 days after a first vaccination) and dogs: negative leishmaniosis test within 60 days before entry and 3 more.
Rules checked up to 12 October 2026From 6 official pages
In short
- Dogs and cats differ on this route: choose Dog or Cat to see just yours.
- On this route: parasite treatment before travel and extra disease test.
- No rabies blood test, import permit or quarantine on this route for a pet that meets the rules.
At a glance
How early to start (dogs)
3 weeks
if your pet has no microchip or rabies vaccination yet
Set by: Rabies vaccination, valid on arrival (21 days after a first vaccination) (at least 21 days before entry, for a first vaccination)
No official wait
if it is already microchipped and vaccinated
The least time the official waiting periods allow. Vet, lab and paperwork appointments come on top.
On this route (dogs)
- No rabies blood test
- No import permit
- No quarantine
- Parasite treatment before travel
- Extra disease test
How early to start (cats)
3 weeks
if your pet has no microchip or rabies vaccination yet
Set by: Rabies vaccination, valid on arrival (21 days after a first vaccination) (at least 21 days before entry, for a first vaccination)
No official wait
if it is already microchipped and vaccinated
The least time the official waiting periods allow. Vet, lab and paperwork appointments come on top.
On this route (cats)
- No rabies blood test
- No import permit
- No quarantine
- Parasite treatment before travel
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What your pet needs
In the order you do them. Each step says whether Hawaii (US) (leaving) or Uruguay (entering) asks for it.
Dogs
We haven’t verified the leaving side for Hawaii (US) yet: its official veterinary authority usually has to issue or endorse the health certificate.
Get ready
IdentificationEntering Uruguay
Dogs: microchip (ISO 11784, HDX or FDX-B), linked to the certificate
Your dog must be identified with a microchip whose number is on its international health certificate. The chip must meet ISO 11784 and use HDX or FDX-B technology (read with an ISO 11785 reader); if it doesn't, bring a reader that can read it. MGAP's pages don't ask for a microchip for cats.
Details and the official words
“Deberá estar chipeado conforme a Resolución Nº 273 de DGSG de 27/08/2018,”
“A partir del 1ºde octubre de 2018, los animales de la especie canina no residentes, deberán ingresar y egresar del país, con identificación individual mediante dispositivo electrónico (microchip), asociado al Certificado Sanitario Internacional expedido por la autoridad sanitaria competente del país de origen.”
“Los microchips colocados en el extranjero, deberán cumplir con la norma ISO 1 1784 y aplicar la tecnología HDX o FDH-B. Los mismos se leerán con un lector compatible con la norma ISO 11785. En caso que el dispositivo colocado no cumpla con las normas precedentes, el responsable deberá proveer de un lector que permita la lectura del microchip al ingreso al país.”
VaccinationEntering Uruguay
Rabies vaccination, valid on arrival (21 days after a first vaccination)
Your pet must be vaccinated against rabies with a vaccine authorised in the country it comes from, and the vaccination must still be valid (as the manufacturer states) when it enters Uruguay. After a first vaccination, wait at least 21 days before entering Uruguay. The certificate gives the date, type, batch and brand of the vaccine.
Details and the official words
For dogs, MGAP adds that a dog coming from a country or zone that meets WOAH's conditions to be declared free of rabies may enter without the vaccination if the certificate or passport states this. MGAP doesn't publish a list of such countries, so we show the vaccination: ask MGAP (dsacomercio@mgap.gub.uy) if your dog comes from a rabies-free country.
“Los perros deben estar vacunados contra la rabia con vacunas autorizadas por la Autoridad Veterinaria del país de origen / procedencia y con inmunidad vigente según el plazo de validez otorgado por el laboratorio fabricante de la vacuna.”
“Los gatos deben estar vacunados contra la rabia con vacunas autorizadas por la Autoridad Veterinaria del país de origen / procedencia y con inmunidad vigente según el plazo de validez otorgado por el laboratorio fabricante de la vacuna.”
“Cuando se trate de animales vacunados por primera vez, la vacuna debe haber sido aplicada al menos VEINTIÚN (21) días previos al ingreso a Uruguay.”
“Si el animal proviene de un país o zona que cumple con las recomendaciones establecidas en el Código Terrestre de la ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DE SANIDAD ANIMAL (OMSA) para ser declarado libre de Rabia, podrá ingresar sin la vacunación contra esta enfermedad, debiéndose certificar esta condición en el CVI o Pasaporte.”
In the days before you travel
TestEntering Uruguay
Dogs: negative leishmaniosis test within 60 days before entry
Dogs from a country that hasn't declared itself free of leishmaniosis to WOAH need a negative leishmaniosis test (IFAT, ELISA or direct agglutination for antibodies, or a molecular test for the parasite), done to WOAH's manual no more than 60 days before entering Uruguay. The result goes on the certificate or passport.
The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.
Details and the official words
MGAP doesn't list which countries have declared themselves free of leishmaniosis to WOAH, so we show the test for every dog. Ask MGAP (dsacomercio@mgap.gub.uy) whether your dog's country of origin is exempt.
“Para los países que no se declaren como libres de Leishmaniosis ante la OMSA, se exigirá la prueba de detección de la respuesta inmunitaria negativa a dicha enfermedad (IFAT, ELISA o prueba de aglutinación directa), o detección del agente (por métodos moleculares), en un plazo no mayor de SESENTA (60) días anteriores a la fecha de ingreso del canino a Uruguay.”
Vet examEntering Uruguay
Vet examination within 10 days before the certificate
Within the 10 days before the certificate is issued, a vet licensed in the exporting country examines your pet and confirms it is clinically healthy, shows no sign of parasites and is fit to travel to Uruguay. It must be free of signs of infectious and parasitic diseases.
Details and the official words
“Su mascota fue sometida, dentro de los diez (10) días previos a la fecha de emisión del CVI, a un examen clínico efectuado por un profesional veterinario matriculado en el país exportador, que acredite que dicho animal se encuentra clínicamente sano, sin evidencias de parasitosis y que está apto para su traslado hacia Uruguay.”
“Su mascota debe estar libre de síntomas y signos de enfermedades infecciosas y parasitarias.”
Vet examLeaving Hawaii (US)
Use a USDA-accredited veterinarian
Only a USDA-accredited veterinarian can issue your pet's international health certificate. Tell them the destination, any transit countries, your departure date and whether the pet travels in the cabin or as cargo.
Details and the official words
“contact a USDA-accredited veterinarian as soon as you decide to travel”
TreatmentEntering Uruguay
Internal and external parasite treatment within 15 days before the certificate
Your pet is treated against internal and external parasites within the 15 days before the certificate is issued (or the passport is endorsed), with products approved in the country it comes from. The date and product go on the certificate. For dogs, the internal treatment must contain praziquantel.
Details and the official words
“Desparasitación interna y externa donde conste fecha y producto aplicado, realizada dentro de los QUINCE (15) días previos a la fecha de emisión del CVI o a la intervención del Pasaporte, con productos veterinarios aprobados por la Autoridad Veterinaria del país de origen/procedencia. El antiparasitario interno deberá contener como principio activo Praziquantel.”
“Desparasitación interna y externa donde conste fecha y producto aplicado, dentro de los QUINCE (15) días previos a la fecha de emisión del CVI o a la intervención del Pasaporte, con productos veterinarios aprobados por la Autoridad Veterinaria del país de origen/procedencia.”
PaperworkHawaii (US) and Uruguay
International veterinary certificate (CVI) from the official authority
Your pet enters with an international veterinary certificate (CVI) issued by the official veterinary authority of its country of origin, stating the examination, parasite treatments, rabies vaccination and (dogs) microchip and leishmaniosis test. An official pet passport is accepted instead only if an official vet of that authority has signed and stamped it before boarding. Present it with your pet at MGAP's office at the border.
Details and the official words
MGAP's entry pages don't say how long the certificate stays valid for entry; its exit page says certificates for travel within Mercosur are valid for 60 days. Ask your vet to issue it as close to travel as the 10-day examination and 15-day parasite windows allow.
USDA APHIS endorsement: Your accredited vet submits the certificate to USDA APHIS (usually electronically through VEHCS) for endorsement; the endorsement date counts as the issue date for the destination.
“Al momento del ingreso al país, debe presentar en el paso de frontera de ingreso, un Certificado Veterinario Internacional (CVI), emitido por la autoridad oficial de su país de origen, conforme a la Resolución Mercosur GMC 17/15, donde consten las siguientes declaraciones:”
“Al momento del ingreso al país, debe presentar, en el paso de frontera de ingreso, un Certificado Veterinario Internacional (CVI), emitido por la autoridad oficial de su país de origen, donde consten las siguientes declaraciones:”
“Vacuna antirrábica vigente (en el CVI deberá constar fecha de vacunación, tipo, serie y marca de vacuna).”
“assist you through the process of obtaining a USDA-endorsed pet health certificate”
Travel day and arrival
On arrivalEntering Uruguay
Show your pet and documents at MGAP's border office
When you enter Uruguay, present your pet and its documents at MGAP's office at the border crossing. No import authorisation is needed for a dog or cat travelling with you, and there is no charge.
Details and the official words
“Presentar la documentación solicitada y la mascota, en las oficinas del MGAP dispuestas en los pasos de frontera al momento del ingreso al país.”
“Si ingresa a Uruguay junto con su perro o gato, no es necesario presentar autorización de ingreso emitida por MGAP.”
“Perros y gatos: no tiene costo.”
Good to know
- MGAP accepts an official pet passport instead of the certificate only if it is valid, holds all the health information required and has been signed and stamped by an official vet of the animal health authority of the country before boarding. A passport without that official validation is not accepted.
- If your pet arrives as cargo at Carrasco airport (even on your own flight), MGAP must be told at least 72 business hours before arrival by email to aeropuertoic@mgap.gub.uy, with the documents scanned.
- Staying less than 30 days? You can leave Uruguay with the same certificate you entered with, as long as it states how long it is valid; otherwise you need a new certificate from MGAP to leave.
- USDA: destination requirements can change at any time — check them every time you travel.
Cats
We haven’t verified the leaving side for Hawaii (US) yet: its official veterinary authority usually has to issue or endorse the health certificate.
Get ready
VaccinationEntering Uruguay
Rabies vaccination, valid on arrival (21 days after a first vaccination)
Your pet must be vaccinated against rabies with a vaccine authorised in the country it comes from, and the vaccination must still be valid (as the manufacturer states) when it enters Uruguay. After a first vaccination, wait at least 21 days before entering Uruguay. The certificate gives the date, type, batch and brand of the vaccine.
Details and the official words
For dogs, MGAP adds that a dog coming from a country or zone that meets WOAH's conditions to be declared free of rabies may enter without the vaccination if the certificate or passport states this. MGAP doesn't publish a list of such countries, so we show the vaccination: ask MGAP (dsacomercio@mgap.gub.uy) if your dog comes from a rabies-free country.
“Los perros deben estar vacunados contra la rabia con vacunas autorizadas por la Autoridad Veterinaria del país de origen / procedencia y con inmunidad vigente según el plazo de validez otorgado por el laboratorio fabricante de la vacuna.”
“Los gatos deben estar vacunados contra la rabia con vacunas autorizadas por la Autoridad Veterinaria del país de origen / procedencia y con inmunidad vigente según el plazo de validez otorgado por el laboratorio fabricante de la vacuna.”
“Cuando se trate de animales vacunados por primera vez, la vacuna debe haber sido aplicada al menos VEINTIÚN (21) días previos al ingreso a Uruguay.”
“Si el animal proviene de un país o zona que cumple con las recomendaciones establecidas en el Código Terrestre de la ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DE SANIDAD ANIMAL (OMSA) para ser declarado libre de Rabia, podrá ingresar sin la vacunación contra esta enfermedad, debiéndose certificar esta condición en el CVI o Pasaporte.”
In the days before you travel
Vet examEntering Uruguay
Vet examination within 10 days before the certificate
Within the 10 days before the certificate is issued, a vet licensed in the exporting country examines your pet and confirms it is clinically healthy, shows no sign of parasites and is fit to travel to Uruguay. It must be free of signs of infectious and parasitic diseases.
Details and the official words
“Su mascota fue sometida, dentro de los diez (10) días previos a la fecha de emisión del CVI, a un examen clínico efectuado por un profesional veterinario matriculado en el país exportador, que acredite que dicho animal se encuentra clínicamente sano, sin evidencias de parasitosis y que está apto para su traslado hacia Uruguay.”
“Su mascota debe estar libre de síntomas y signos de enfermedades infecciosas y parasitarias.”
Vet examLeaving Hawaii (US)
Use a USDA-accredited veterinarian
Only a USDA-accredited veterinarian can issue your pet's international health certificate. Tell them the destination, any transit countries, your departure date and whether the pet travels in the cabin or as cargo.
Details and the official words
“contact a USDA-accredited veterinarian as soon as you decide to travel”
TreatmentEntering Uruguay
Internal and external parasite treatment within 15 days before the certificate
Your cat is treated against internal and external parasites within the 15 days before the certificate is issued (or the passport is endorsed), with products approved in the country it comes from. The date and product go on the certificate.
Details and the official words
“Desparasitación interna y externa donde conste fecha y producto aplicado, realizada dentro de los QUINCE (15) días previos a la fecha de emisión del CVI o a la intervención del Pasaporte, con productos veterinarios aprobados por la Autoridad Veterinaria del país de origen/procedencia. El antiparasitario interno deberá contener como principio activo Praziquantel.”
“Desparasitación interna y externa donde conste fecha y producto aplicado, dentro de los QUINCE (15) días previos a la fecha de emisión del CVI o a la intervención del Pasaporte, con productos veterinarios aprobados por la Autoridad Veterinaria del país de origen/procedencia.”
PaperworkHawaii (US) and Uruguay
International veterinary certificate (CVI) from the official authority
Your pet enters with an international veterinary certificate (CVI) issued by the official veterinary authority of its country of origin, stating the examination, parasite treatments, rabies vaccination and (dogs) microchip and leishmaniosis test. An official pet passport is accepted instead only if an official vet of that authority has signed and stamped it before boarding. Present it with your pet at MGAP's office at the border.
Details and the official words
MGAP's entry pages don't say how long the certificate stays valid for entry; its exit page says certificates for travel within Mercosur are valid for 60 days. Ask your vet to issue it as close to travel as the 10-day examination and 15-day parasite windows allow.
USDA APHIS endorsement: Your accredited vet submits the certificate to USDA APHIS (usually electronically through VEHCS) for endorsement; the endorsement date counts as the issue date for the destination.
“Al momento del ingreso al país, debe presentar en el paso de frontera de ingreso, un Certificado Veterinario Internacional (CVI), emitido por la autoridad oficial de su país de origen, conforme a la Resolución Mercosur GMC 17/15, donde consten las siguientes declaraciones:”
“Al momento del ingreso al país, debe presentar, en el paso de frontera de ingreso, un Certificado Veterinario Internacional (CVI), emitido por la autoridad oficial de su país de origen, donde consten las siguientes declaraciones:”
“Vacuna antirrábica vigente (en el CVI deberá constar fecha de vacunación, tipo, serie y marca de vacuna).”
“assist you through the process of obtaining a USDA-endorsed pet health certificate”
Travel day and arrival
On arrivalEntering Uruguay
Show your pet and documents at MGAP's border office
When you enter Uruguay, present your pet and its documents at MGAP's office at the border crossing. No import authorisation is needed for a dog or cat travelling with you, and there is no charge.
Details and the official words
“Presentar la documentación solicitada y la mascota, en las oficinas del MGAP dispuestas en los pasos de frontera al momento del ingreso al país.”
“Si ingresa a Uruguay junto con su perro o gato, no es necesario presentar autorización de ingreso emitida por MGAP.”
“Perros y gatos: no tiene costo.”
Good to know
- MGAP accepts an official pet passport instead of the certificate only if it is valid, holds all the health information required and has been signed and stamped by an official vet of the animal health authority of the country before boarding. A passport without that official validation is not accepted.
- If your pet arrives as cargo at Carrasco airport (even on your own flight), MGAP must be told at least 72 business hours before arrival by email to aeropuertoic@mgap.gub.uy, with the documents scanned.
- Staying less than 30 days? You can leave Uruguay with the same certificate you entered with, as long as it states how long it is valid; otherwise you need a new certificate from MGAP to leave.
- USDA: destination requirements can change at any time — check them every time you travel.
Money
What it costs
Government fees exactly as the official pages state them, and what vets and labs in Hawaii (US) publish for the steps above. The two are never added together.
Government fees on this route
USDA APHIS health certificate endorsementLeaving United States160 USD
“Number of Pets Associated Fee per Certificate 0 Any $101 per certificate 1-2 1 $160 1-2 2 or more $160 for the first pet, plus $10 for each additional pet on the same certificate.”
Cost to endorse your pet's health certificate · as of 2026-06-18
MGAP check of a dog or cat at the border (no charge)Entering UruguayFree
“Perros y gatos: no tiene costo.”
Solicitud de ingreso con mascotas al Uruguay (MGAP, gub.uy trámites) · as of 2026-10-12
Government fees in total: 160 USD (each currency separately)
What vets and labs charge Not official figures
Microchipyour vet · for: dogs: microchip (ISO 11784, HDX or FDX-B), linked to the certificate15–30 USD
the United States: 4 published prices
- Humane Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne, IN): Microchip at the wellness clinic15 USD · per pet · read 2026-10-12
- Sacramento SPCA (Sacramento, CA): Microchip at a low-cost vaccine/microchip appointment (dogs and cats; $5 non-refundable booking deposit)25 USD · per pet · read 2026-10-12
- Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin (Janesville, WI): Microchip as an add-on at the wellness & vaccine clinic (exam fee charged separately)29 USD · per pet · read 2026-10-12
- WesternU CVM Pet Health – Spay & Neuter Center (North Central Animal Shelter, Los Angeles, CA): Microchip as a wellness service (prices effective 13 Jan 2025; $25 when done with surgery)30 USD · per pet · read 2026-10-12
Rabies vaccinationyour vet · for: rabies vaccination, valid on arrival (21 days after a first vaccination)15–29 USD
the United States: 4 published prices
- WesternU CVM Pet Health – Spay & Neuter Center (Los Angeles, CA): Rabies vaccine as a wellness service (wellness exam $40 required; prices effective 13 Jan 2025)15 USD · per dose · read 2026-10-12
- Sacramento SPCA (Sacramento, CA): Rabies vaccine for a dog (cats also $20) at a low-cost vaccine appointment20 USD · per dose · read 2026-10-12
- Humane Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne, IN): Rabies vaccine (1-year); a wellness exam is required20 USD · per dose · read 2026-10-12
- Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin (Janesville, WI): Rabies vaccine: 1-year $21, 3-year $29 (3-year needs proof of current rabies vaccination); exam fee extra21–29 USD · per dose · read 2026-10-12
Vet examinationyour vet · for: vet examination within 10 days before the certificate, use a USDA-accredited veterinarian25–87 USD
the United States: 4 published prices
- Humane Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne, IN): Wellness exam: $25 spayed/neutered pet, $45 intact pet 1 year and older25–45 USD · per pet · read 2026-10-12
- WesternU CVM Pet Health – Spay & Neuter Center (Los Angeles, CA): Wellness exam (required for each pet)40 USD · per pet · read 2026-10-12
- Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin (Janesville, WI): Exam fee, taken as a non-refundable booking deposit of $46.42 ($44 + tax)44 USD · per appointment (plus tax) · read 2026-10-12
- The Pet Doctors of Sherman Oaks (Sherman Oaks, CA) – price sheet on the practice's JotForm: Exam required with health-certificate services (not charged on the new-patient consult, where the exam is included)87 USD · per pet · read 2026-10-12
Parasite treatmentyour vet · for: internal and external parasite treatment within 15 days before the certificate7–30 USD
the United States: 3 published prices
- Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin (Janesville, WI): Dewormer: pyrantel $7, ponazuril $15 (not a tapeworm drug)7–15 USD · per dose · read 2026-10-12
- WesternU CVM Pet Health – Spay & Neuter Center (Los Angeles, CA): Pyrantel dewormer (roundworm/hookworm, not tapeworm); flea/tick control listed at $15–$5015 USD · per treatment · read 2026-10-12
- Sacramento SPCA (Sacramento, CA): Praziquantel tapeworm treatment, one treatment: $20 cats, $30 dogs (listed in the spay/neuter 'Other Services' table headed 'PRICING EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2017')20–30 USD · per treatment · read 2026-10-12
Health certificate (vet’s fee)your vet · for: international veterinary certificate (CVI) from the official authority289.50–1,250 USD
the United States: 6 published prices
- The Pet Doctors of Sherman Oaks (Sherman Oaks, CA) – price sheet on the practice's JotForm: International health certificate (Hawaii, Guam, all countries except Canada/Mexico); exam $87 and set-up consult ($165–$354) are extra; additional pet on the same certificate $265289.50 USD · per pet · read 2026-10-12
- Pittsfield Veterinary Clinic (Ann Arbor, MI): Completion of the international health certificate at the final IHC exam (planning time $50–$150 and required treatments billed separately)300 USD · per certificate · read 2026-10-12
- Clarendon Animal Care (Arlington, VA): International health certificate appointment (vet fee); USDA VEHCS submission/endorsement billed on top at $154–$355; $150 retainer at booking410 USD · per appointment · read 2026-10-12
- Polk Street Animal Hospital (San Francisco, CA): International health certificate appointment; excludes tests, medications, vaccines, treatments and USDA endorsement fees (Canada/Mexico certificate $170)750 USD · per appointment · read 2026-10-12
- Boca Park Animal Hospital (Las Vegas, NV): Health certificate all-in from $990: exam, certificate by USDA-accredited vet, USDA review/endorsement and overnight shipping (page on the practice's kinsta.page web host)990 USD · per certificate (starting price) · read 2026-10-12
- Meadowlands Veterinary Hospital – travel inquiry form on the practice's JotForm: International travel appointment incl. exam, USDA documents, USDA endorsement and shipment when required; vaccines/tests/treatments extra; $250 deposit (Canada/Mexico from $485)1,125–1,250 USD · per appointment (starting price) · read 2026-10-12
Prices that businesses publish on their own pages, quoted as we read them; yours can differ. Ranges are the lowest to highest of these examples, never our estimate. How we collect prices
If you need them Not official figures
Travel cratea pet shop or the airline139.99–269.99 USD
- Petmate (petmate.com): Petmate Sky Kennel, 28" (28 x 20.5 x 21.5 in), weight range 25-30 lbs as the page states; page says it complies with the IATA Live Animals Regulation (51st edition, 2025); manufacturer's own online store139.99 USD · read 2026-10-13
- Petmate (petmate.com): Petmate Sky Kennel, 40" (40 x 27 x 30 in), weight range 70-90 lbs as the page states; IATA LAR-compliant per the page; manufacturer's own online store269.99 USD · read 2026-10-13
Pet shipper, door to doora pet relocation company3,395–10,000 USD
- Starwood Pet Travel: Published starting price for relocating 1 pet (dog) from the USA to the UK with Starwood Pet Travel; the page calls it a starting estimate and says final costs vary3,395 USD · read 2026-10-13
- PetRelocation, Inc.: Published pricing example: door-to-door move of 1 small pet from the United States abroad with PetRelocation (Complete Relocation Support); the page says vet visits and a travel crate are not included5,975–10,000 USD · read 2026-10-13
- PetRelocation, Inc.: Published worked example: one small dog moving from the United States to Singapore with PetRelocation Complete Support, total of required costs plus service fee; the page calls these estimates based on typical cases7,500 USD · read 2026-10-13
Airline fees aren’t included: check your airline’s pet page.
Round trip
Coming back to Hawaii (US)
Nothing for the trip back has to happen before your pet leaves Hawaii (US) (dogs).
The trip back asks for 8 steps: rabies vaccination #1, rabies vaccination #2 (a booster, more than 30 days before arrival), rabies antibody blood test (OIE-FAVN) and a 30-day wait and tick treatment within 14 days before arrival and more.
Nothing for the trip back has to happen before your pet leaves Hawaii (US) (cats).
The trip back asks for 7 steps: rabies vaccination #1, rabies vaccination #2 (a booster, more than 30 days before arrival), rabies antibody blood test (OIE-FAVN) and a 30-day wait and tick treatment within 14 days before arrival and more.
Nearby routes
Other routes
Where this comes from
Official sources
- Solicitud de ingreso con mascotas al Uruguay (MGAP, gub.uy trámites)
- Información para personas que viajan con mascotas: ingreso de caninos y felinos a Uruguay (MGAP)
- Resolución N° 273/018 DGSG: control y certificación sanitaria de mascotas (microchip), MGAP
- Take a pet from the United States to another country
- Pet travel from the United States to the United Kingdom
- Cost to endorse your pet's health certificate
Last checked against the official pages: 2026-10-12.
Questions owners ask
Does my dog or cat need a rabies blood test to go from Hawaii (US) to Uruguay?
No. The official rules we have verified for this route don't ask for a rabies blood test.
Do I need an import permit to bring my dog or cat into Uruguay?
No. The official rules we have verified for this route don't ask for an import permit.
Will my dog or cat be quarantined in Uruguay?
Not on the routes we have verified: the official rules list no quarantine for a pet that meets the requirements.
How early should I start preparing my pet for Hawaii (US) to Uruguay?
With nothing done yet, start at least 3 weeks ahead for a dog. The main steps: dogs: microchip (ISO 11784, HDX or FDX-B), linked to the certificate, rabies vaccination, valid on arrival (21 days after a first vaccination) and dogs: negative leishmaniosis test within 60 days before entry and 3 more.
Every rule here is quoted from the official page and checked word for word; not legal advice. How we verify · Report a mistake
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